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 Kagawa with Japan at the 2018 FIFA World Cup. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Shinji Kagawa[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1989[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Kobe, Hyōgo, Japan | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Playing position | Attacking midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team |
Beşiktaş (on loan from Borussia Dortmund) | ||
| Number | 23 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1994–1999 | Marino FC | ||
| 1999–2001 | Kobe NK Football Club | ||
| 2001–2005 | FC Miyagi Barcelona | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2010 | Cerezo Osaka | 125 | (55) |
| 2010–2012 | Borussia Dortmund | 49 | (21) |
| 2012–2014 | Manchester United | 38 | (6) |
| 2014– | Borussia Dortmund | 99 | (20) |
| 2019– | → Beşiktaş (loan) | 2 | (2) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2006–2008 | Japan U19 | 4 | (0) |
| 2007 | Japan U20 | 2 | (0) |
| 2008 | Japan U23 | 3 | (0) |
| 2008– | Japan | 95 | (31) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 9 February 2019 ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 2 July 2018 | |||
- In this Japanese name, the family name is Kagawa.
Shinji Kagawa (香川 真司, Kagawa Shinji, born March 17, 1989) is a Japanese professional athlete. He is best known for his time at Manchester United and Borussia Dortmund. He has represented the Japanese national teamin two world cups. He is widely regarded to be the greatest Japanese player. [2]
In 2012, Manchester United paid £13million to add Kagawa to the team during the pre-season tour of South Africa and China. Thus becoming the first Japanese player to play for Manchester United. [3]
Club career statistics[change | change source]
- As of 31 October 2018[4]
| Club | Season | League | Cup | League Cup | Continental | Other | Total | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
| Cerezo Osaka | 2006 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2007 | 35 | 5 | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | 36 | 7 | ||||
| 2008 | 35 | 16 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 35 | 16 | ||||
| 2009 | 44 | 27 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | 44 | 27 | ||||
| 2010 | 11 | 7 | — | 1 | 0 | — | — | 12 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 125 | 55 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 127 | 57 | |||
| Borussia Dortmund | 2010–11 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 0 | — | 8 | 4 | — | 28 | 12 | ||
| 2011–12 | 31 | 13 | 5 | 3 | — | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 43 | 17 | ||
| Total | 49 | 21 | 7 | 3 | — | 14 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 71 | 29 | ||
| Manchester United | 2012–13 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | — | 26 | 6 | |
| 2013–14 | 18 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 0 | |
| 2014–15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | — | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 38 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 6 | |
| Borussia Dortmund | 2014–15 | 28 | 5 | 5 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | — | 38 | 6 | ||
| 2015–16 | 29 | 9 | 5 | 1 | — | 12 | 3 | — | 46 | 13 | |||
| 2016–17 | 21 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 30 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | 19 | 5 | 3 | 1 | — | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 6 | ||
| 2018–19 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | ||
| Total | 99 | 20 | 17 | 5 | — | 28 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 145 | 31 | ||
| Career total | 311 | 102 | 29 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 53 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 400 | 123 | |
International career statistics[change | change source]
- As of 2 July 2018[5]
| Japan | ||
|---|---|---|
| Year | Apps | Goals |
| 2008 | 6 | 1 |
| 2009 | 4 | 1 |
| 2010 | 7 | 1 |
| 2011 | 11 | 6 |
| 2012 | 9 | 3 |
| 2013 | 16 | 4 |
| 2014 | 9 | 3 |
| 2015 | 13 | 4 |
| 2016 | 7 | 4 |
| 2017 | 5 | 2 |
| 2018 | 6 | 2 |
| Total | 95 | 31 |
References[change | change source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia – List of Players" (PDF). FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 4 June 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ NationalFootballTeams.com, Kagawa, Shinji; retrieved 2012-7-2.
- ↑ "Fergie will parade new boys Kagawa and Powell on tour... but Rooney to stay at home," Daily Mail (UK). June 29, 2012; retrieved 2012-7-2.
- ↑ "Shinji Kagawa". Soccerway. Retrieved 20 February 2012.
- ↑ "香川 真司". サッカー日本代表データベース. Retrieved 23 March 2017.
Other websites[change | change source]
- (in Japanese) Japan National Football Team Database
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